Renoir Hotel & Casino is situated on beautiful Lake Tahoe in Nevada. The complex includes a 300-room hotel, a casino, and a restaurant. As Renoir's new controller, you are asked to recommend the basis to be used for allocating fixed overhead costs to the three divisions in 2012. You are presented with the following income statement information for 2011:

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You are also given the following data on the three divisions. (Click the icon to view the data.)

You are told that you may choose to allocate indirect costs based on one of the following: direct costs, floor space, or the number of employees. Total fixed overhead costs for 2011 was $14,630,000.

Read the requirements.

Requirement 1. Calculate division margins in percentage terms prior to allocating fixed overhead costs. answers to two decimal places, X.XX.)

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Requirement 2. Allocate indirect costs to the three divisions using each of the three allocation bases su each allocation base, calculate division operating margins after allocations in dollars and as a percentage

Allocate the indirect costs, then calculate the division operating margin in dollars and as a percentage of each segment.

Begin with cost allocation based on direct costs. (Round percentages, including intermediate calculation:: places, X.XX%. Round dollar amounts to the nearest dollar. Use parentheses or a minus sign for negativ

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Now allocate costs based on number of employees. (Round percentages, including intermediate calculat decimal places, X.XX%. Round dollar amounts to the nearest dollar. Use parentheses or a minus sign fo1 amounts.)

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Requirement 4. Would you recommend closing any of the three divisions (and possibly reallocating resc divisions) as a result of your analysis? If so, which division would you close and why?

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Revenues $ 17,130,000 $ 6,427,000 $ 12,380,000

Direct costs 9,825,000 4,392, 100 4,475,500 Segment margin $ 7,305,000 $ 2,034,900 $ 7,904,500

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Floor space (square feet) 70,000 14,000 56,000

Number of employees 280 70 350

Requirements

Requirements

Calculate division margins in percentage terms prior to allocating fixed overhead costs.

Allocate indirect costs to the three divisions using each of the three allocation bases suggested. For each allocation base, calculate division operating margins after allocations in dollars and as a percentage of revenues.

3. Discuss the results. How would you decide to allocate indirect costs to the divisions? Why?

4. Would you recommend closing any of the three divisions (and possibly reallocating resources to other divisions) as a result of your analysis? If so, which division would you close and why?